Chicago Fine Art Salon is an artist-run gallery and studio committed to supporting the artists’ community in Chicago. We sell original art, teach art classes, and host group and solo exhibitions.
News this Week:
The Figures Online Gallery:
We invited artists to submit works that explore the human figure, celebrating its complexity, beauty, and diversity. This exhibition seeks to showcase a wide range of interpretations, from traditional representations to innovative, contemporary depictions. Whether through realistic portrayals or abstract expressions, we encourage artists to explore the body’s shape, movement, and symbolism in a way that reflects both the universal and the personal. See the work at our opening reception, Friday, May 2nd!
Call for Art Installation Work
CFAS and Art City are accepting proposals for our Monthly Installation Artist Residency space at Art City! We’ve been collaborating to exhibit emerging artists’ work for over a year since Art City’s opening in 2023. Open to any artist, media, or discipline to create site-specific installations in our space. We are looking for sculptural installations that activate our space with a large window display. Share your vision with the world! $26 application fee, additional $26 operational fees due upon acceptance. Each artist will have their work on view for a month, including an opening reception to meet other artists in our community. There will also be opportunities for other community engagement events such as an artist talk, radio show, and a closing reception. Artwork will be visible to passers-by on the street and will be featured on our websites and social media. Join us!
Submission Requirements:
$26 Submission Fee
All art must be able to fit into the exhibition space
All information must be included in the application form
All images must be at least 300 dpi
Next Quarterly Deadline: June 30th, 2025
Submit to Our Call for Prints!
CFAS is looking for artists with prints that are made and ready to sell! CFAS participates in art festivals around the Chicago area year-round and can sell your artwork at our booth or table, to make it available to more customers. Some festivals we participate in include the Andersonville Galleria, West Loop Art Festival, West Fest, Wells Street Art Festival, Mayfest, and more. Artists who submit to our Call for Prints are also eligible to be part of our Featured Artists group, with an opportunity for inclusion in a group show or solo show.
Submission Requirements
$13 per Submission (Pay Here)
All work MUST be prepackaged with cardboard support and a vinyl sleeve. If work is received without it, there will be a packaging fee.
Image Submissions must be at least 300 DPI
Next Rolling Deadline: April 27th, 2025 for May 9th Opening
Join CFAC for Curated Calls for Art & Artist Opportunities
Chicago Fine Art Salon is proud to introduce our new Art Club! Our monthly subscription service will give you a quick glance at all of the art opportunities in the Chicago area and beyond! We know how busy an artist’s schedule can be, so we want to provide a service that allows upcoming artists to browse what’s available to help further their careers by reaching a broader audience. All Calls for Art are 18+, and under $50 for admission.
Now Open: Stones of Folly by Catie Burrill
Catie Burrill is a Chicago-based fiber artist whose work celebrates divergent minds through salvaged materials. Inspired by her years of traveling across the U.S. on Greyhound buses, in nondescript cargo vans, and on a circus train. Her art explores outsider narratives, mad identity, and storytelling through stitchwork.
Stones of Folly draws from Hieronymus Bosch’s The Extraction of the Stone of Madness (also known as The Cure of Folly), which depicts a doctor removing a so-called “stone of folly” from a patient’s head. In this series of vibrant wall sculptures, Catie Burrill challenges the notion of madness as mere pathology, instead embracing its complexity, and reinterpreting societal perceptions of mental health with humor, theatrics, and camp. Inspired by pop culture figures like Dolly Parton and Britney Spears, Burrill uses found materials such as Lake Michigan pebbles, faux fur, 90s beads, and nostalgic trinkets to weave playful yet poignant narratives.
Schedule a viewing appointment to see the work by emailing us at info@chicagofineartsalon.com
Emma Martini’s “Natural Perception”
Emma’s Artist Statement:
I’m a Chicago-based artist interested in the complexities of human psychology, perception, and connection. Using mixed media, paint, ceramics, and elements of nature, I examine the surreal and emotional aspects of the human experience. Drawing from my background in psychology, I focus on themes of emotional well-being and how our minds shape our understanding of reality.
Influenced by surrealism, my art focuses on perception, internal experiences, and psychological processes, reflecting the relationship between nature, the self, and the collective human experience. In today's political climate, which evokes similar sentiments to the early surrealist movement, my work creates new realities where the perception of self and others is brought into focus, yet the connection to nature and each other remains grounding. I aim to evoke both a sense of unease and calm, inviting reflection on the complexities of perception and connection.
See Emma’s work and more by making an appointment with us by email.
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